Italian mafia Ndrangheta extends to Portugal: report

The Calabrian Mafia, known as Ndrangheta, has expanded its operations to Portugal, the country's newspaper Expresso reported Sunday. The Italy-based mafia has set up bases in Portugal's Faro, Algarve, Setubal and Cascais, Lisbon, and Oporto, Expresso reported. Portuguese police have been checking bars and clubs in Vilamoura and Albueira -- typical targets for extortion by the mafia clans. The ...